A particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced, and, as the forelegs are falling, raises the hind legs, so that all the legs are in the air at once.
A prank; a frolic.
verb
(figuratively) (of a person) To prance; to caper, frolic.
(figuratively) (of an object) To jump, skip, shake.
(intransitive) Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
(of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.
(transitive) To cause to leap about, dart or jump.
ouvert
ouvert
noun
(ballet) A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
(fashion) An open-crotch undergarment.
struve
travus
truvat
turves
turves
noun
plural of turf (piece of sod)
vertus
veruta
virtue
virtue
noun
(obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.
(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
(uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels.
A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).